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don't know how washington works. people are saying that is better. if you go to washington, d.c. knowing how it works you might try to work the way washington works, rather than change the way washington works. that would be my approach. like it was when i took over various businesses that i had the opportunity to be involved with, in my business career. >> greta: being a good candidate unfortunately the only criteria, you to raise money. what are your feelings -- feelers telling you? >> my feelers are telling me it is possible. one of the things i've been doing is reaching out to people and asking, are you willing to become an unconversional candidate? are you willing to back someone who has a strategy that is bottom's up, outside the box? we've already developed a very impressive ground game in terms of support that i have, as a natural constituency through various organizations that i've worked with. >> greta: when are you going to decide? >> after the first of the year. >> greta: will you come back and tell us first, maybe? i know you are friends with neil cavuto. >> neil cav
don't know how washington works. people are saying that is better. if you go to washington, d.c. knowing how it works you might try to work the way washington works, rather than change the way washington works. that would be my approach. like it was when i took over various businesses that i had the opportunity to be involved with, in my business career. >> greta: being a good candidate unfortunately the only criteria, you to raise money. what are your feelings -- feelers telling you?...
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. >> so much bitterness in washington. time to have a fresh start. >> one of the reasons i was successful as the governor of texas is because i didn't try to be all things to all people. >> the only way to convince voters to vote for al gore was to not ask them for a third clinton term. >> we are entering a new time. we are electing a new president and i stand here tonight as my own man and i want you to know me for who i really am. >> well, about a week and a half before the election, karl rove suggested that george bush could actually win by as many as nine points across the country. >> bret. >> the bush campaign is asking me to wait 20 minutes on the story to get they're ducks in a row. >> we can't do that. >> revealations about governor george w. bush. >> there is a report out tonight that 24 years ago i was apprehended in maine for a d.u.i. that is an accurate story. >> karl rove still blames me and fox for breaking the dwi story. he to this day believes that george w. bush's election campaign was derailed with suburb
. >> so much bitterness in washington. time to have a fresh start. >> one of the reasons i was successful as the governor of texas is because i didn't try to be all things to all people. >> the only way to convince voters to vote for al gore was to not ask them for a third clinton term. >> we are entering a new time. we are electing a new president and i stand here tonight as my own man and i want you to know me for who i really am. >> well, about a week and a half...
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live from the studio in washington, this is "fox report." good evening, i'm bret baier. after moving at a snail's pace for much of the lame duck session, lawmakers on capitol hill picked up steam. since we signed off thursday night, the house passed the tax rate bill. and the president has now signed it. senate republicans forced democrats to withdraw the trillion-dollar spending plan. conservatives want to keep victory on guantanamo bay prisoners. we begin with chief washington correspondent jim angle on the effort to keep the government running. >> with the massive spending bill going down in flames, democratic majority leader harry reid and republican leader mitch mcconnell are now working together to fund the government into february so they can start fresh next year on spending bills. >> the senate will take it and pass it. senator mcconnell and senator reid agreed they will pass this. >> the senate hopes to vote this evening on that extension or perhaps the longer one. >> no one should be worried about the lights going off. that will not happen. >> the movement ple
live from the studio in washington, this is "fox report." good evening, i'm bret baier. after moving at a snail's pace for much of the lame duck session, lawmakers on capitol hill picked up steam. since we signed off thursday night, the house passed the tax rate bill. and the president has now signed it. senate republicans forced democrats to withdraw the trillion-dollar spending plan. conservatives want to keep victory on guantanamo bay prisoners. we begin with chief washington...
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washington, d.c it's the opposite. now the whole country is being affected, except for where the elite live in the decision makers in washington, d.c i want to bring in david buckner. where is david? you're drooling on my car, aren't you? not like that's my car. is that a beauty? >> how are you? >> good. david, i want to talk to you about the theory that it can't happen here. i want to start with greece because greece is the one that originally they said, oh, nothing is going to happen. greece is fine. right? greece was fine. i was on the air -- does anybody remember a year and a half ago, i was talking about europe and he said, watch europe. it's going to start to fall apart and they're going to start rioting in the streets and i read the book, right? was i nuts at that time? your friends all said, crazy. right? and greece was the one to watch. greece and france. now, here is greece. greece became the leader. and greece was the one that they said, if it's going to fall, it will pull everybody down. >> they saw potenti
washington, d.c it's the opposite. now the whole country is being affected, except for where the elite live in the decision makers in washington, d.c i want to bring in david buckner. where is david? you're drooling on my car, aren't you? not like that's my car. is that a beauty? >> how are you? >> good. david, i want to talk to you about the theory that it can't happen here. i want to start with greece because greece is the one that originally they said, oh, nothing is going to...
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steve hayes, representative from the "washington post" and charles krauthammer. the congressman didn't sound too remorseful in that news conference after the censure vote. >> but he looked pathetic in the dock. he was paying for his sins. that was the wages of his sin and his sins were the sins of excess and entitlement, which comes to many folks later in life when they become big shots and i think that's what happened to him. now, i know when i display any sentimental or leniency toward charlie rangel, steve will go ballistic, pointing out as he did a few weeks ago, correctly, that he pays his tacks. everyone does, but charlie didn't, which is true. i'm with steve on the law. but i'm with partial on the quality of mercy. it is not strained. it follows like the gentle rain from heaven and it is twice blessed. et cetera, et cetera. but now i'll let steve correct me and blow a gasket. >> all right. >> let me not be one without mercy and that was as eloquently stated as it could be. the most eloquent statement of a fundamentally wrong position that you could have. l
steve hayes, representative from the "washington post" and charles krauthammer. the congressman didn't sound too remorseful in that news conference after the censure vote. >> but he looked pathetic in the dock. he was paying for his sins. that was the wages of his sin and his sins were the sins of excess and entitlement, which comes to many folks later in life when they become big shots and i think that's what happened to him. now, i know when i display any sentimental or...
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i am here in the washington bureau. >>shepard: i will find out. chris, nancy pelosi and harry reid are not on the list to attend the big sign into law. what is congress on? >>chris: i am sure nancy pelosi particularly had no interest because of the fact that she was the one who was saying how outrageous they were extending the bush tax cuts for the so-called wealthy, and the estate tax so i am sure she wants nothing to do with this. >>shepard: you would think she would be are to support budget and the leader of her party? >>chris: really? >>shepard: that is usually how it works. for george bush they all lined up. chris you will see distance between the house democrats and this president especially as he starts to move more and more to the center and make doles. the new best friend could be the senate republican leader, mcconnell. >>shepard: is that what happened to pick when he went to the middle and we chased him around about monica? >>guest: well, it started before that. when he passed, rather, signed the we we -- the welfare reform bill there w
i am here in the washington bureau. >>shepard: i will find out. chris, nancy pelosi and harry reid are not on the list to attend the big sign into law. what is congress on? >>chris: i am sure nancy pelosi particularly had no interest because of the fact that she was the one who was saying how outrageous they were extending the bush tax cuts for the so-called wealthy, and the estate tax so i am sure she wants nothing to do with this. >>shepard: you would think she would be are...
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what in the world did we send them to washington for? they wanted to duck this because the election was coming up. if they are not going to do their job or try to shove it down people's throat we don't need anybody to make decisions if no one is going to look at it. >> you are right. let's not compound the failure by rushing through a budget bill that nobody has had a chance to read and few have had a chance to examine and discuss. and nobody knows what the real implications are. at this point having messed this up so badly earlier this year, the best thing congress could do is give the government a continuing resolution and give the new congress, which starts january 5, a couple of weeks or more, in this instance it would be six weeks to get in pass it, pass an omnibus bill that passes the smell test or do something with appropriations bills and cover the rest with a cr or some other form of funding. >> greta: now the substance. senator mccain came out tonight, and the republicans are gloating to some degree, about the fact they have ab
what in the world did we send them to washington for? they wanted to duck this because the election was coming up. if they are not going to do their job or try to shove it down people's throat we don't need anybody to make decisions if no one is going to look at it. >> you are right. let's not compound the failure by rushing through a budget bill that nobody has had a chance to read and few have had a chance to examine and discuss. and nobody knows what the real implications are. at this...
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washington might not either. shep no, mention of internet access. he can surf. >> shepard: what's next in the legal battle, greg? >> the appeal on the assange bail is going to happen in the next 48 hours. could be tomorrow. we think thursday. the first preliminary hearing on possible extra accommodation is january 11th. full blown court proceedings on this matter don't happen until february. basically, shep, what wire hearing is this could go on for months. some noted legal experts are saying it is not a done deal that he will be extradited to sweden. as far as washington getting its hands on assange, people here say that is even a longer shot. >> shepard: greg palkot live tonight in london. julian assange is d. not speak directly to the media today. but he did send a message through his mother. she says he is having a difficult time in jail. one complaint, they won't let him have a computer. team fox coverage continues. the chief fox report correspondent jonathan hunt in new york tonight. julian assange telling his mom he has no regrets about any o
washington might not either. shep no, mention of internet access. he can surf. >> shepard: what's next in the legal battle, greg? >> the appeal on the assange bail is going to happen in the next 48 hours. could be tomorrow. we think thursday. the first preliminary hearing on possible extra accommodation is january 11th. full blown court proceedings on this matter don't happen until february. basically, shep, what wire hearing is this could go on for months. some noted legal experts...
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they will be gone from washington. vanished, out of here no later than tuesday. now i, too, shep come to a quacking close. >> shepard: good to hear it. thanks. a bill would extend one more year a ban on guantanamo bay detainees coming to the united states for any reason at all. including trial. the attorney general eric holder has criticized this measure saying it restricts the government's ability to prosecute terror suspects. it's also a set back for the president who has promised to close that controversial detention center. the ban is part of a larger defense spending bill. the senate is also expected to vote on it before the end of this lame duck session. winter weather alert. great lakes in the midwest got their share of snow. now it's time for the west coast to get a nasty mix of rain and ice and multiple feet of snow in the higher elevations. rick reichmuth, our chief meteorologist live in extreme weather center. what's in store? >> let me tell you it's going to make all that snow across the great lakes seem like kids play. i said yesterday 6 to 10 feet.
they will be gone from washington. vanished, out of here no later than tuesday. now i, too, shep come to a quacking close. >> shepard: good to hear it. thanks. a bill would extend one more year a ban on guantanamo bay detainees coming to the united states for any reason at all. including trial. the attorney general eric holder has criticized this measure saying it restricts the government's ability to prosecute terror suspects. it's also a set back for the president who has promised to...
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molly henneberg is live from washington with more on this. what information are we getting, what is this concern based on from these iraqi authorities? >> reporter: hi martha. iraqi authorities say they've rounded more than 70 insurgents recently and some claim to be part of an al-qaeda cell, with direct tie toss al-qaeda leaders in pakistan. jalwad al balani says al-qaeda plans to launch a series of suicide attacks in the u.s. and europe this christmas season, al bahlani did not say which may be in the crosshairs, but he said captured al-qaeda militants insisted after the fact that the bombing in stock hole o'clock was the first, that attack killed a bomber who was an iraqi-born swedish citizen and injured two others. zabari says these claims are, quote, a critical threat. martha: what about here in the u.s.? how concerned are u.s. officials about this intelligence, how credible do they believe it is? >> they're always heightened alert. you mentioned the underwear bomb their tried to blow up a plane in detroit on christmas day. don't forget
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jon: a high noon showdown in washington. carl cameron, thank you. jenna: let's brung -- bring in bret baier to give us some context. we hear the terms political exercise, you hear showdown, you hear horse trading, you say political theater. it seems like we disregard some of this pretty l maneuvering as, oh, that's just washington, that's what's happening. is that an adequate explanation for our viewers? >> reporter: well, no. it's not. it's pretty frustrating, wail, the back and forth -- actually, the back and fort especially when you talk about companies that are trying to get a look at what the tax rate is going to look like in the new year. they have to start planning a lot of them in the next week or two, and if this gets pushed to christmas eve; that's a problem. most people up here think there will be some sort of deal because neither party can afford and the country can't afford for the u.s. economy to take such a big hit by the tax rates, basically a tax increase, these tax cuts not being extended. so there is going to be some effort to tie
jon: a high noon showdown in washington. carl cameron, thank you. jenna: let's brung -- bring in bret baier to give us some context. we hear the terms political exercise, you hear showdown, you hear horse trading, you say political theater. it seems like we disregard some of this pretty l maneuvering as, oh, that's just washington, that's what's happening. is that an adequate explanation for our viewers? >> reporter: well, no. it's not. it's pretty frustrating, wail, the back and forth --...
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dana perino from washington, thanks. nineteen past. martha. martha: well, you think uncle sam has financial problems? they were just talking about that. wait until you see the top five states in this country and what kind of trouble they are really in. is your state on that list? >>> and the oil drilling ban that the white house just announced is not going to add any jobs in florida or louisiana, that is for sure. we're going to talk to governor bobby jindal, he has a plan about what to do about that. bill: hey martha, is there life out there? ok deep into space now, nasa has what it says is a major announcement later this morning. generating buzz in cyberspace to outer space and back again! >> ♪ >> ♪ bill: this call certainly was stunning, an armed student holding 24 classmates and a teacher hostage outside of a high school in wisconsin, police now releasing the 911 call from the principal inside the building: >> emergency center. >> yes, this is marinette high school, we have a student holding a class hostage right now. >> okay whorbgs i
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here in washington. his chamber is going to debate that tax bill and vote on possible amendments and then his senate is set to vote on final passage of the bill. we think it's going to happen sometime around 1:00 and this bill is expected to pass the vote in the senate. it did get 83 yea votes in a test the other day after all. if it does pass, this $858 billion bill extends that bush tax cuts for people of all income levels. it will go over to the house side for a vote but some congressmen in there want changes. they are unhappy still. >> well, clearly, it is taking the middle class hostage in saying that not a word can be changed by the house of congress that the constitution says is supposed to write the whole bill shows such a disregard for middle-class families and such a disregard for the u.s. constitution. >> so a lot of democrats on the house side like representative sherman that you just heard there have some serious issues especially with the specifics of that estate tax but no matter how much
here in washington. his chamber is going to debate that tax bill and vote on possible amendments and then his senate is set to vote on final passage of the bill. we think it's going to happen sometime around 1:00 and this bill is expected to pass the vote in the senate. it did get 83 yea votes in a test the other day after all. if it does pass, this $858 billion bill extends that bush tax cuts for people of all income levels. it will go over to the house side for a vote but some congressmen in...
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now, i will tell you inside washington, there you go. you can vote. we'll probably get, you know, 5,000, 6,000, 7,000 people voting on this thing by the end of the day. now, here's the key you guys is again there's how many people are going to cross over. republicans say they need at least three votes. you've got some lame duck republicans who apparently are already going to vote with democrats. that's from utah, one from ohio and another from missouri. they're going to vote for this omnibus bill. you have the democrat that says she'll vote with republicans. i'll send it back to you guys. basically they're counting noses already and republicans, there's about four of them who are totally up in the air. then you've got the moderate democrats who may but with republicans. very interesting. back to you. >> all right. william live in l.a. billion here. billion there. it starts to add up to real money. >> fox alert for you. reports this morning that four u.s. embassy personnel were attacked while picking up pizza at a restaurant in yemen. witnesses say a m
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presidential candidate and knows a thing or two about washington, d.c., rudy giuliani. welcome back. >> thank you very much. >> were you surprised yesterday that they got the majority in the test vote or were you more surprised the week before when president obama came out and said i cut a deal reluctantly? >> i was surprised and i was really glad for the country when he did. this is what's been missing. it's the first one meaning real bipartisan cooperation. this is a classic deal where he has to give up a lot. he has to extend tax cuts and he's been behind all his political career. republicans have to accept a couple of things in there that republicans might not like. that's the way you get business done in government. now, whether he continues it or not, i don't know. it was shocking to me that so many of the liberals in his party walked out on him. >> sure. >> just walked out. >> they're still that way. now the senate has passed and it goes to the house. they could amend it and it could get real dicey. >> they try to change the deal materially, the republicans will
presidential candidate and knows a thing or two about washington, d.c., rudy giuliani. welcome back. >> thank you very much. >> were you surprised yesterday that they got the majority in the test vote or were you more surprised the week before when president obama came out and said i cut a deal reluctantly? >> i was surprised and i was really glad for the country when he did. this is what's been missing. it's the first one meaning real bipartisan cooperation. this is a classic...
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>> no, you know, washington doesn't get it yet. there's just still a disconnect between those who have operated in the past by spending to their benefit and the parochial interests of our state and the problems are so much bigger than that and they refuse to accept it and the american public by 2-1 is against this process and rightly so because it is the reason that we have the spending levels that we have today. >> so you think things will change when the members of new congress come in january or not? >> yeah, it will change. maybe it won't change enough. it will change for those who continue to embrace it. >> let's talk about the deficit commission. i know you served on that commission. it's the panel of 18 people, the report came out yesterday, the vote will come on friday. did the report go far enough in your mind to cut spending for this country? >> no. look, one of the problems with the whole setup of the deficit commission was having had the vote on health care, they didn't really touch significantly health care. if you loo
>> no, you know, washington doesn't get it yet. there's just still a disconnect between those who have operated in the past by spending to their benefit and the parochial interests of our state and the problems are so much bigger than that and they refuse to accept it and the american public by 2-1 is against this process and rightly so because it is the reason that we have the spending levels that we have today. >> so you think things will change when the members of new congress...
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kelly wright is live in washington, d.c. with more. good morning to you, kelly. >> good morning to you as well. tax deal struck between president obama and republicans will likely, as you stated, face its first big hurdle today. that's because the senate is scheduled to have a test vote later today. but house democrats who hold the majority in the lame duck congress say they will not allow the measure to reach the house floor without reducing the tax relief for the richest americans. under the current deal, the bush tax cuts would be extended for all americans including the wealthiest for two years. also, it extends unemployment benefits for another year. and it lowers what was to be a huge increase in the estate tax next year. now, many house democrats are furious with the president. yet, the white house believes there will be another support to push the deal through congress. >> i think we're going to get strong support on both sides of the aisle. i respect people who are unhappy. we share their view on the upper income tax cuts on t
kelly wright is live in washington, d.c. with more. good morning to you, kelly. >> good morning to you as well. tax deal struck between president obama and republicans will likely, as you stated, face its first big hurdle today. that's because the senate is scheduled to have a test vote later today. but house democrats who hold the majority in the lame duck congress say they will not allow the measure to reach the house floor without reducing the tax relief for the richest americans....